Exhausts & Body Work

I needed to refit the exhausts now that the body is on permanently. This involves cutting a hole in the body just behind the front wheels. The precise location of the hole can't be measured as there are too many angles involved. When I originally fitted the exhaust I made up a template and I used that to mark the position on the body, to confirm (measure twice, cut once..), I ran a straight edge from outside corner of each header pipe. These mark approximated with the the measure I had from the template.

• Step 1 - Drilled 4 small holes through the body from the outside points of the pipes.
• Step 2 - Opened up these holes to make the initial cut
• Step 3 - Length of plastic pipe fitted into the header I opened up the hole to match the locations of the pipe.
• Step 4 - With 4 lengths of pipe in the headers I offered up the exhaust pipe and marked around that
• Step 5 - With the exhaust through the body I opened up the hole to accept the exhaust all the way. The hole is biased to the rear of the car due to the curve of the exhaust as comes through the body.

Step 1 - 4 Pilot Holes

Step 3 - Using Pipe to open up the hole

Step 4 - Offer the exhaust using pipes as a guide

Final fit

I'm tempted to remove the cover I have on the exhaust. I'm short of space in the garage though and worried that I'll scratch it so I'll leave until I next try the engine. Just got to do the other side now...